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Josef Hoffmann Tables

Austrian, 1870-1956

The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line.

As a founder of the Vienna Secession — a union of artists and designers determined to upend Austria’s artistic conservatism — and later, a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.

Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question — and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light.

As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s — but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.

Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality.

Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair — the Sitzmaschine (1905) — that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on 1stDibs — which range from enameled silver jewelry, to silver flower vase baskets and other decorative objects, to sofas, lighting pendants and sconces — testify to the astonishing breadth of Hoffman’s creative pursuits. He was truly a giant of design.

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Creator: Josef Hoffmann
Vienna Secession Oval Side Table Model 960/2 designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1910s
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare Viennese Secession Oval side table Model 960/2 designed by Josef Hoffmann and manufactured by J&J Kohn. Made in Austria in 1910s. The scanne...
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

20th Century Josef Hoffmann Side Table for J & J Kohn, Art Nouveau, AT ca. 1910
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding oval bentwood Art Nouveau side table from the renowed Austrian company of Jacob & Josef Kohn around 1910. Designed by none other than the well known Austrian designer and...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech, Bentwood

Small Table J&J Kohn Nr.986 by Joseff Hoffmann
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patine of age, perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Bentwood

Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Floor-Table-Lamp Re-Edition, Beechwood
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
In 1927, the apartment of Ernst Bauer in Vienna was renovated by Josef Hoffmann and other members of the Wiener Werkstaette: Maria Likarz, Dagobert Peche, Mathilde Floegel Material B...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood

Josef Hoffmann “Fledermaus” Occasional Table Mod. 728/T
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice early example of the iconic cafe table, designed in 1907 for the Fledermaus cabaret in Vienna. This example stands out due to the hand-hammered brass top and lower cladding. Th...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Brass

Original Josef Hoffmann & Jacob & Josef Kohn "24-Ball" Table #1263
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
Six balls connect each of the four columns, bent beech and plywood, dyed to rosewood and polished, surface slightly refreshed, top with glass, base covered with very fine hammered brass, very good original condition G. Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan, 2008, pp. 220 f This table follows the same concept as the "Seven Ball Chair...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech, Plywood

Pedestal table by Josef Hoffmann and executed by J.&J. Kohn, Vienna 1908
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Side table model no. 1262 designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1908 and executed by J.& J. Kohn. Five x four balls connect each of the four columns. Bent beech and plywood, hammered brass p...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Fabric, Glass, Beech, Bentwood

Beech Nesting Tables by Josef Hoffmann for Jacob & Josef Kohn, Set of 4
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Budapest, HU
This exquisite set of nesting tables, designed by the renowned Josef Hoffmann and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn in Vienna around 1905/06, is a testament to the Art Nouveau movement....
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Brass

Beech Nr. 675 Side Table by Josef Hoffmann for Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Budapest, HU
Beech Nr. 675 Side Table by Josef Hoffmann for Jacob & Josef Kohn This exquisite Beech Nr. 675 side table, designed by the celebrated architect and designer Josef Hoffmann for Jacob...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Brass

Fledermaus coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, J & J Kohn & Mundus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Glass, Beech

J.&J. Kohn Vienna Art Nouveau Jardinière, Flower Stand, J. Hoffmann, ca. 1905
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Art Nouveau jardinière on four high legs, slender elongated shape with rounded ends, the delicate latticework on the wall as the only typical ornament, as Josef Hoffmann like...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech, Bentwood

Viena secession brass side table by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Viena secession brass side table by Josef Hoffmann in very nice original condition.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Metal, Brass

Occasional table by Josef Hoffmann for J. and J. Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Occasional table by Josef Hoffmann for J. and J. Kohn in beech and lacquered wood C. 1905. Featuring a lower second shelf and spherical design detail, this table's underside is marke...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech, Lacquer

Original Josef Hoffmann Dressing Table from 1905 by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern furniture from the best period of his works. He made trendsetting Industrial designs for the bentwood-industrie. This dressing-table is from the "Fledermaus" ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Bentwood

"Fledermaus" Table Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Table model Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912 The Wiener Werkstatte experienced its most glamorous phase in the period around 1905. Many of the pieces created at that time w...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech, Bentwood

Original of the Time Josef Hoffmann Jacob&Josef Kohn Coffee Table
By Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A petite coffee table by Josef Hoffmann from 1905 made by J&J Kohn in beechwood.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Fledermaus coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn professionally stained and repolished.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Restored Art Deco Small Table, by J. Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Czech, 1910s
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designed by Josef Maria Hoffman, renowed Austrian architect and industrial engineer. Made by Wiener Werkstätte Arts and crafts workshops, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser an...
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1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Beech, Walnut

Jugendstil coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus exe. by J&J Kohn professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann Cabaret Fledermaus White Table
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Den Haag, NL
Round cocktail Table designed by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1910 for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Manufactured by Wittmann (Austria), circa 1960. Lacquered Beech wood ,Glass top and o...
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1960s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Austrian modern solid ash Satztische coffee tables, Josef Hoffman, Wittmann 2000
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of Satztische model coffee tables, with structure in solid ash wood stained black and top in black ash veneer, stackable, in fact they fit perfectly into each other. The top of t...
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Early 2000s Austrian Modern Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood

Cabaret Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Table by Jacob6josef Kohn, 1905
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern table from the early phase of Industrial Design. The bent-wood-industry has had enormous progress since Mid-19th Century and from 1900, they started a fruitfu...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Bentwood

Josef Hoffmann vanity table by J. & J. Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This smal table made by J. & J. Kohn is designed by Josef Hoffmann. You can use this as a small desk or as a vanity table. The table is completely made out of wood and has a glass to...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Glass, Wood

Thonet Table by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet table by Josef Hoffmann in very good original condition with signs of use.
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1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Metal

Art Nouveau Coffee Table "Fledermaus" by Josef Hoffmann, at ca. 1906
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable round Art Nouveau coffee table "Fledermaus" designed by none other than the Austrian architect and founder of the famous "Wiener Wer...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Secession coffee table by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession coffee table by Josef Hoffmann, variant of Fledermaus table professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood

Josef Hoffmann, Oval side table nr. 960/2 for J.J. Kohn. Austria ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Argelato, BO
Bentwood side table by Josef Hoffmann, 1905 circa. Designed by the great Austrian designer and also founder of the famous "Wiener Werkstaette" - Josef Hoffmann, this oval beechwood s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

20th Century Extendable Oakwood Dining Table by Josef Hoffmann, AT ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking 20th century oakwood dining table from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1905. A timeless, modern design from the pen of non...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Aluminum

20th Century Art Nouveau Side Table/ Coffee Table, Austria ca. 1905
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exquisite Art Nouveau side table/ coffe table from the famous Vienna secession period around 1905 in Austria. This fantastic side table was made of beech and trimmed to a beautiful n...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Brass

Art Nouveau Thonet Side Table, Design Josef Hoffmann, Austria, circa 1910
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Art Nouveau Thonet Side Table from the renowed company of Thonet around 1910. Designed by none other than the world famous Austrian designer and founder of the "Wiener Wer...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Josef Hoffman Round Coffee Table and Upholstered Chairs Set (1990's)
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage set made in the 1990's showcases the innovative style of Josef Hoffman, a renowned architect and designer of the early 20th century. The set consists of stunning ebonized round coffee table...
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1990s Austrian Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Upholstery, Wood

Vienna Secession Mahogany Side Table, circa 1915
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This mahogany side table was made circa in 1915. It features elements and shapes including gilded decorative motifs typical of the Art Nouveau period. It was manufactured in Austria-...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

Wittmann Satztische Nesting Tables by Josef Hoffmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
Josef Hoffmann designed this simple four-part nest of tables at the turn of the century. * Ash black stained.
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2010s Austrian Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Ash

Josef Hoffmann Wood Table for Kohn, circa 1920
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Josef Hoffmann. Model 915/1p Art Nouveau table from Jacob & Josef Kohn manufactured, circa 1920. Measures: diameter 60, height 72 cm. In original condition, ...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood

Oval Table Nr.960/2 by Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn €1.300, 00 Calculate Shipping
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Oval table nr.960/2 by Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Josef Hoffmann Nest of Tables J. J. Kohn, 1904 Wiener Werkstatte
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Sharon, CT
The four stacking tables with the vertical slats only (better, I think without the additional decorative squared grill ornament).
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Wood

Rare Thonet Nr. 21 plant stand by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare modernist flower / plant stand designed by famous Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann. Manufactured by Thonet. Featured in 1906 catalogue. White lacquered bent beech. In very good...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Beech

Josef Hoffmann Gueridon, circa 1910, Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, Spain
Josef Hoffmann Gueridon. Made with bentwood. Vienna Secession Circa 1910, Austria. Vintage condition. The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line. As a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life. Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question, and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light. As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s, but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms. Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality. Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair, the Sitzmaschine (1905), that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on these pages, which range from enameled silver jewelry, to a silver flower vase basket, to lighting pendants and sconces...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Bentwood

Set of Four Oakwood Nesting Tables by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very stylish set of four wooden tables that fit underneath each other. The tables were designed by Josef Hoffmann for Austrian maker Wittmann in the early 20th century. Most were l...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Oak

Art Nouveau Center Table By Josef Hoffmann, Solid Oak, Carved Feet - Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, Girona
Center table, stained solid oak and oak veneer, carved feet, two table tops, French polish. Design: Josef Hoffmann. Austria, Vienna, circa 1914.
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables

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Oak

Josef Hoffmann tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Josef Hoffmann tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Josef Hoffmann tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 43 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original tables by Josef Hoffmann were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Jacob and Josef Kohn, Otto Prutscher, and Otto Wagner. Prices for Josef Hoffmann tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $850 and can go as high as $24,855, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,401.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    Josef Hoffmann invented the Sitzmaschine, an adjustable lounge chair that the Austrian designer unveiled in 1905. Literally called a “machine for sitting,” it was originally created for a sanatorium in Purkersdorf, near Vienna. It has a curving frame with square and rectangular back and side rests. Like so many other designs by Hoffmann, this piece reflects a forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different sources, here the Arts and Crafts movement and modern design. Find a collection of Josef Hoffmann furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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